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Prime Members Enjoyed Biggest Global Shopping Event in Amazon History this Prime Day

Prime Day sales surpassed Black Friday and Cyber Monday, all on a day
with deals reserved exclusively for Prime members

Prime members’ most popular purchase on Prime Day was the Amazon Echo
Dot

The Prime Day 2017 event grew by more than 60 percent over last year
– sales growth by small businesses and entrepreneurs was even higher

SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 12, 2017--
(NASDAQ:AMZN) – On a day with incredible deals reserved exclusively for
Prime members, sales on July 11 surpassed Black Friday and Cyber Monday,
making it the biggest day ever in Amazon history. With hundreds of
thousands of deals, this year’s Prime Day was too big for 24 hours – so
Prime members had 30 hours to shop. The Prime Day 2017 event grew by
more than 60 percent compared to the same 30 hours last year, and sales
growth by small businesses and entrepreneurs was even higher. More new
members joined Prime on July 11 than on any single day in Amazon
history. Tens of millions of Prime members made a purchase on Prime Day
2017, more than 50 percent higher than the prior year.

Prime members’ most popular purchase was the Echo Dot, which was not
only the best-selling Amazon device this Prime Day, but also the
best-selling product from any manufacturer in any category across Amazon
globally. Prime Day 2017 was also the biggest sales event ever for
Amazon devices in the U.S. and around the world, including record sales
for Echo, Fire tablets and Kindle devices. The all new Element 55-inch
4K Ultra HD smart LED TV – Amazon Fire TV Edition was the best-selling
TV deal in Amazon history – selling through record units in less than
four hours. Top sellers from around the world, excluding Amazon devices,
included:

“To those customers who tried Prime for the first time and our long time
members, thank you for a great Prime Day,” said Greg Greeley, Vice
President, Amazon Prime. “Our teams around the world will keep working
to add more and more to your membership, so Prime continues to make your
life better every day. We are already looking forward to our Prime Day
celebration next year.”

Global Highlights from Prime Day 2017

A record number of Prime members shopped across 13 countries.

Prime members purchased seven times more Amazon Echo devices globally
than on Prime Day 2016.

Members saved hundreds of millions of dollars on product discounts
globally, compared to the already low prices offered to non-Prime
customers.

More than 3.5 million toys were purchased by customers worldwide on
Prime Day 2017.

Tens of millions of customers used the Amazon App on Prime Day.
Customer orders on the Amazon App more than doubled this Prime Day
compared to last year.

U.S. Highlights from Prime Day 2017

Members found deals organized by more than 20 of the most-shopped-for
themes – from Pet Lovers to Gardeners and more. The most popular
themes on Prime Day were Home Chefs, Techies and For the Home.

Prime members purchased more than 50,000 TP-Link Smart Plugs.

The fastest Prime Now deliveries on Prime Day were in Sunnyvale and
Berkeley, California and Kirkland, Washington to members who ordered
snacks, writeable DVD packs and a Samsung Internal SSD. The orders
were each delivered in 12 minutes.

More than 200,000 women’s dresses and more than 200,000 lightbulbs
were purchased by customers on Prime Day 2017.

In the week leading up to Prime Day 2017, Prime members enjoyed Prime
Video, Prime Reading, Amazon Music and Audible, streaming and
downloading more than two times compared to last year. Also in the week
leading up to Prime Day, the most downloaded Kindle Unlimited book was Stillhouse
Lake and the most streamed song on Amazon Music was “Something
Just Like This” by the Chainsmokers & Coldplay.

Small Business and Entrepreneur Highlights from Prime Day 2017

Prime Day 2017 was another record-breaking success for small businesses
and entrepreneurs worldwide who participated in the event. Feedback from
small businesses and entrepreneurs includes:

“We’re absolutely thrilled – our daily sales increased by over 500 times
on Prime Day. Within the first six hours, Furbo Dog Camera shot up to
the No.1 Best Seller in four categories including the highly competitive
pet supplies and home monitor category,” said, Victor Chang, Furbo Dog
Camera, Bellevue, Washington.

“Prime Day was a huge success for us. We had a massive lift in sales
last night compared to an average Monday night, and our deal sold out
almost as soon as it went live. The level of demand far surpassed our
expectations,” said Caron Proschan, Simply Gum, New York, New York.

“Prime Day has been another amazing success this year! Both Monday and
Tuesday (Prime Day) were record days in sales for our business. It's
great to have the additional sales boost during these traditionally
slower summer months,” said Tyler & Courtney LeCompte, Confetti Momma,
Lafayette, Louisiana.

“Overall, for the Prime Day event (all 30 hours), we saw about 20 times
more overall sales. This is a huge benefit to our business, as it gives
us exposure to thousands of new customers, and helps us with cash flow
as we ramp up on inventory for the Holiday Season,” said Ben Arneberg,
Willow & Everett, Boston, Massachusetts.

“So far, this year’s Prime Day sales increased 350 percent from last
year’s. Getting the opportunity to offer lightning deals as a Handmade
at Amazon artisan has been a boom to my business,” said Marcia
Ricchiuti, Kahili Creations, Pahoa, Hawaii.

“LightAccents had a fantastic Prime Day. It was our best sales day in
over two years,” said Lawrence Bibi, LightAccents, based in New York,
New York.

Prime Member Highlights from Prime Day 2017

We spoke to several Prime members who shopped on Prime Day and this is
what they told us:

“When you're a teacher, your first priority is, and always will be, your
students. Thanks to Prime Day, I bought a lot of things, thinking of my
students from this past year and this next year. Magnet letters to use
for practicing spelling words, stools for them to sit on while working
with me at a table, and many books. I also bought some Velcro “coins” to
use in the class room. These are life savers!” said Laura McIntosh from
Tucson, Arizona.

“After some browsing, I saw that the Fire HD 8 Tablet was on sale
for $49.99. Having the newest version with Alexa capabilities, it will
be perfect as I plan for my own wedding. I’m an event planner and also
have three other weddings from the end of August until December. That is
a lot of things to remember. The Fire Tablet can now be with me on
commutes and at the airport and maybe I will start to read for fun
again,” said Jade Barnes from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

“I could hardly believe the savings! Amazon proves time and time again
that its reliability and product pricing simply cannot be beat. I am a
very proud Prime member and cardholder and I cannot imagine my life
without Amazon,” said Liana Babich from Warwick, Rhode Island.